{"id":10912,"date":"2022-05-09T12:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/?p=10912"},"modified":"2022-05-07T10:23:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T16:23:45","slug":"more-stupid-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/more-stupid-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"More Stupid Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_10913\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HeadingUpMountEvans.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10913\" src=\"http:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HeadingUpMountEvans.jpg\" vspace=\"8\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"305\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HeadingUpMountEvans.jpg 497w, https:\/\/motorcyclecolorado.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HeadingUpMountEvans-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Heading up Mount Evans.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>ADV has an ongoing thread I like to dip into at times, asking what the most stupid question you&#8217;ve been asked while on your motorcycle. Here are a few more.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I was once at the Slickrock trailhead in Moab &#038; a Valley Girl asked me: &#8220;Do those dirt bikes work on the rock?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Again today after having ridden to work I got &#8220;Did you ride your bike today&#8221; (me with full gear on walking into the building carrying my helmet). I finally cracked and said, &#8220;Nope&#8230; I&#8217;m just REEEEEEEEEALLY careful when I drive.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I swear to God, I get this all the time when I pull up on my KLX covered with mud, knobbies and all: &#8220;Is that a dirt bike?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I stopped by a huge dealership one day to grab something on the way home, still in my one piece leathers, carrying a helmet, and some sales guy asked me if I had a bike. How do you even justify that with a response?<\/li>\n<li>Not stupid&#8230; but about five years ago my buddies and I (sportbikes, full leathers, you know the look) were having breakfast at an IHOP before going on a Sunday ride. As we were getting up to leave, a little boy, maybe about 4 years old, walks right up to one of my buds and goes, &#8220;mister, are you a Power Ranger?&#8221; I just about died laughing on that one.<\/li>\n<li>My son used to ride with me and he always wore his helmet into the store he was so pleased to be on the back of a bike. Cashier asked him if he was on a m\/c. He said no, I fall down a lot. I was SO proud of him!!<\/li>\n<li>I was at a local motorcycle shop, and a prospective rider was asking about the different brands of bikes. I was looking though the tires on the rack, minding my own business, when I heard the prospective rider ask the shop employee, &#8220;KTM, hmmm, where are those made?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Australia&#8221; he responded&#8230; I couldn&#8217;t take it, so I respectfully interjected:<br \/>\n&#8220;Actually, they are made in Austria.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Really,&#8221; the shop employee said, &#8220;I thought they were made in Europe.&#8221; He was being genuine.<br \/>\nGeography, without it, you&#8217;re nowhere!<\/li>\n<li>I get to work one very cold day, a girl asks me as I walk into the office with all my gear still on,&#8221; did you ride your motorcycle today? &#8221; I replied, no way it&#8217;s to cold, so I pushed it in!<\/li>\n<li>A couple months ago I broke my collarbone. I must have had 10 people ask me &#8220;were you wearing a helmet?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>I get strange looks at stoplights when on my bike but I guess it&#8217;s because I have a yellow mohawk on my helmet. I had one woman roll down her window and ask why I had it. I told her that it was for safety. She gave me a strange look and I explained that since she put down her cell phone and looked at me &#8211; in disgust &#8211; that it had served its purpose. You don&#8217;t have to like it, but you do see it. Haven&#8217;t had anyone pull out in front of me while I&#8217;ve had the mohawk on. I take it off when going to see customers because I want to give a more professional appearance &#8211; as best as I can while riding an old school bright yellow superbike.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Biker Quote for Today<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m not speeding, I&#8217;m qualifying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADV has an ongoing thread I like to dip into at times, asking what the most stupid question you&#8217;ve been asked while on your motorcycle. Here are a few more. 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